Greg and Ashley have been tracking the progress of their house renovation on their blog 7th House on the Left. When we peeked in at their bathroom last April they had just finished ripping out all the old stuff and installing the new tile and vanity. It took the couple a year of slowly working on the project themselves but it looks like it was totally worth the wait (and hard work).

The original bathroom was dark, cramped and dated. Greg and Ashley remedied this by busting out a linen closet, thereby making the bathroom a little bigger &mdash big enough for a new double vanity. They also kept the new bathroom looking light with the addition of new tile floor-to-ceiling tile.

All told the bathroom overhaul came in at just over $8000, which includes all new plumbing, fixtures, and hardware.